PROCESS FOR MAKING A COATED ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20250158036A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US18838095

    申请日:2023-03-10

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for the manufacture of a coated cathode active material including the steps of: (a) providing a particulate electrode active material according to general formula Li1+xTM1-xO2, (b) treating the particulate electrode active material with an aqueous medium that contains a compound of Al or Sb, (c) removing the water from step (b) at least partially, (d) optionally, treating the mixture from step (c) thermally, (e) adding at least one compound selected from compounds of Al or Sb or B, or at least one heteropoly acid or its respective ammonium or lithium salt or salt of Al, Ga, In, or Ba to the solid material obtained from step (d), if applicable, or from (c), respectively, and (f) treating the residue obtained from step (e) thermally.

    METHOD FOR PROCESSING NI-RICH ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALS

    公开(公告)号:US20210376318A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17254559

    申请日:2019-06-17

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: Process for modifying an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+xTM1−xO2, wherein TM contains a combination of Ni and at least one transition metal selected from Co and Mn, and, optionally, at least one metal selected from Al, Ba, and Mg and, optionally, one or more transition metals other than Ni, Co, and Mn, wherein at least 75 mole-% of TM is Ni, and x is in the range of from −0.05 to 0.2, said process comprising the steps of (a) treating said Li1+xTM1−xO2 with an aqueous medium with a pH value of at least 5 and up to 14, (b) removing said aqueous medium from treated Li1+xTM1−xO2 by way of a solid-liquid separation, wherein steps (a) and (b) are commenced with a maximum time difference of 3 minutes. In addition, the present invention is directed towards Ni-rich electrode active materials.

    PROCESS FOR MAKING AN ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20200161652A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16627884

    申请日:2018-07-05

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: Process for making an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+χTM1−χO2, wherein TM is a combination of Mn, Co and Ni in combination with at least one more metal selected from Al, Ti, and W, wherein at least 60 mole-% of TM is Ni, the percentage referring to the sum of Ni, Co and Mn, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, said process comprising the following steps: (a) mixing (A) a mixed oxide or oxyhydroxide of Mn, Co and Ni, (B) at least one lithium compound selected from lithium hydroxide, lithium oxide and lithium carbonate, and (C) an oxide, hydroxide or oxyhydroxide of Al, Ti or W, (b) Subjecting said mixture to heat treatment at a temperature in the range of from 700 to 1000° C.

    PROCESS FOR MAKING A COATED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230406724A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18248461

    申请日:2021-10-12

    Applicant: BASF SE

    CPC classification number: C01G53/50 H01M10/0525 C01P2006/40 C01P2004/61

    Abstract: Described herein is a process for making an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+(TM1-yM1y)1-xO2, where TM includes a combination of Ni and at least one of Co, Mn and Al, M1 is selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, and at least one of Co, Mn and Al, y is in a range of from 0.001 to less than 0.01, and x is in a range of from zero to 0.2, said process including the following steps:



    (a) mixing

    (A) a mixed oxide or (oxy)hydroxide of Mn, Co and Ni, and
    (B) at least one lithium compound selected from the group consisting of lithium hydroxide, lithium oxide and lithium carbonate, and
    (C) an amorphous compound of Nb or Ta, and


    (b) subjecting said mixture to heat treatment,
    where at least 60 mole-% of a transition metal of TM is Ni.

    PROCESS FOR MAKING AN ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20220098053A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17310023

    申请日:2020-01-06

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: Process for making an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+xTM1−xO2, wherein TM is a combination of Ni and Co and Zr and at least one metal selected from Mn and Al, and, optionally, at least one of Mg, Ti, and W, wherein GC at least 60 mole-% is Ni, referring to the sum of Ni, Co and, if applicable, Mn and Al, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, said process comprising the following steps: (a) mixing (A) a mixed oxide or oxyhydroxide of Ni, Co and, if applicable, Mn, (B) at least one lithium compound selected from lithium hydroxide, lithium oxide and lithium carbonate, and (C) at least one oxide or hydroxide or oxyhydroxide of Zr with an average diameter D50 in the range of from 1 to 7 μm, and in compounds (C) that are selected from oxides of Zr, their crystallite size is in the range of from 5 to 20 nm and (b) Subjecting said mixture to heat treatment at a temperature in the range of from 700 to 1000° C.

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